I really like this pick.
Yates looks better than several QBS drafted earlier.

His mechanics are just fine.
He can throw 48-52 yards (from the LOS) with ease.
He can move and slide against pressure while still keeping his eyes downfield better than Gabbert and many other QBs in this draft.
He has the soft touch in the short passes.
He can throw well on the run.
He's more mobile than Schaub.

True, he had a terrible game against VTech.
But none of his 4 Ints were terrible.
One was due to the CB taking it as the ball bounced off the receivers' hand.
One was a good play by the CB away from playside on a drop kick call (I will get to this as it shows how the Texans failed last year.)
One was a good play by the safety who were challenged by two vertical routes.
And one was due to the outside CB releasing his man to go help the nickel back.

This is the diagram of the drop-kick call that VTech used to get the INT by the CB away from play side.

In one of the Texans games (Chargers ?), the LCB Jackson was blamed for allowing a TD as FS Wilson stepped down to play the slant route, and RCB Quin dropped back deep covering air in the far deep right of the defense.

The LCB trailed to the outside of the deep receiver;
the RCB bracketed him deep to the inside.
By this time, the ball was already in the air.
The QB probably thought that the receiver would be open (and that defense were the Texans).
RCB picked off the ball as Yates threw inside (away from the LCB).

I seem to recall a lone voice minutes after the selection was made on draft day talking about how he was a solid choice and that he had the makings of a solid backup.

I seem to recall almost everyone else killing the Texans, yet this one lone voice assured the group that he was a solid player.

Now, if I could just remember who that person was...

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Originally Posted by awtysst

As The Todd would say, "Self High Five"

I will give you you your due sir. You said he was solid whereas others were killing him in the instant reaction. Your projection was actually a little lower as he looks more than a solid backup but way to stick your neck out there!

I looked to see how I voted, and I didn't vote for some reason. Oh well. Any reaction to Yates at the time, good or bad, is normal for us. And besides, we all know by now that that it doesn't matter what round the player is taken in, they could be bust or boom once they see real action.

I really like this pick.
Yates looks better than several QBS drafted earlier.

His mechanics are just fine.
He can throw 48-52 yards (from the LOS) with ease.
He can move and slide against pressure while still keeping his eyes downfield better than Gabbert and many other QBs in this draft.
He has the soft touch in the short passes.
He can throw well on the run.
He's more mobile than Schaub.

True, he had a terrible game against VTech.
But none of his 4 Ints were terrible.
One was due to the CB taking it as the ball bounced off the receivers' hand.
One was a good play by the CB away from playside on a drop kick call (I will get to this as it shows how the Texans failed last year.)
One was a good play by the safety who were challenged by two vertical routes.
And one was due to the outside CB releasing his man to go help the nickel back.

This is why 76Texan gets paid the big bucks!

__________________.If you root for the Texans to fail so you can throw out an "I told you so", you are not a fan... you're a troll.

The fact that this guy comes from a college program that runs a very similar offense is great. The fact that he has a quick release is awesome. The fact that he's operated under duress in college means the speed of the NFL might not be quite as overwhelming as you'd expect for a 5th rounder.

I'm not expecting miracles, but I'm really optimistic for Yates. I think it was a great pick.

I am happy that the things I saw out of him from the little exposure I had back then have panned out to be the same strengths I see in him now that he's playing in the NFL.

__________________Hey O'Brien: "How do you tell a guy who is used to catching 80 balls a year that he was going to catch 40?"... You jackass.